-Bank shotPull and Hold LT and move the RS (or press X) to direct the ball towards the backboard for a bank shot. The player will only use bank shots from within proper angles to the basket.

-LayupWhen dribbling towards the basket, move the RS either to the left or the right side of the basket.

-Floaterwhen dribbling towards the basket, move the RS away from the basket to throw a floater.

-Reverse LayupWhen dribbling towards the basket along the baseline, you can reform a reverse layup by moving the RS toward the baseline direction.

-Reverse DunkWhile dribbling towards the basket, pull and hold RT and move the RS away from the basket.

***SHOT STICK EXTREME***

-Changing ShotYou can change your shot while in midair to avoid a potential block. while the player is in the air to preform a dunk or layup, quickly move the RS in any direction to change your shot.

***ISOMOTION***

-CrossoverPull and hold RT and quickly move the LS towards the opposite ball hand to perform a Crossover. For example, with th ball in the right hand, quickly move the LS toward the player's left hand.

-Double CrossPull and hold RT and quickly move the LS towards the opposite ball hand and then back to the ball hand direction.

-In & OutPull and hold RT + LT and quickly move the LS towards the opposite ball hand and then back to the ball hand direction.

-Jab StepSame as Protect Ball but move LS toward the player's facing direction. You can Jab Step in various directions away from the pivot foot.

-Launch Left/RightWith the ball and an unused dribble, pull and hold RT and move the LS to either left or the right side. You can also use either Jab Step or Protect Ball to set up the launch moves and fake out your defender.

-Spin Launchwith the ball and an unused dribble, enter the Protect Ball stance. Pull and hold RT and move the LS opposite the player's facing direction to perform a spin.

***POST OFFENSE***-Post UpPull and hold LT, then move towards the defender to post him up.

-FaceupPost up a defender by pulling LT, While holding the ball, move the LS away from the defender.

-Hold Ball HighPost up a defender by pulling LT, While holding the ball, move the LS towardes the defender.

-Shoulder FakePost up a defender by pulling LT, While holding the ball, move the LS to the left or right of the defender.

-Pump FakePost up a defender by pulling LT, While dribbling or holding the ball, tap X or quickly move the RS in any direction. If no pivot foot has been established, you can Pump Fake to either right or left side by quickly moving the RS to the left or the right side of your player, or move the LS to the left or the right side of youe player and tap X.

-Hop StepPost up a defender by pulling LT, While dribbling or holding the ball, press Y to perform a Hop Step.

-DropstepPost up a defender by pulling LT, While dribbling or holding the ball, release LT and move the LS to either the left or right side of the direction the player is facing.

-SpinPost up a defender by pulling LT, While dribbling or holding the ball with an unused dribble, pull and hold RT and move the LS towards the opposite direction your player is currently facing.

-Pump Fake to Hop StepPost up a defender by pulling LT, While holding the ball with an unused dribble, tap X or quickly move the RSin any direction to Pump Fake. Once the Pump Fake starts, tap Y to follow up with a Hop Step.

-Pump Fake to Hop Step SpinPost up a defender by pulling LT, While holding the ball with an unused dribble, tap X or quickly move the RS in any Direction to Pump Fake.Once the Pump Fake starts, pull and hold RT and tap Y to follow up with a Hop Step Spin. Only players with a high Post rating (OPOSY) can perform this move. Lower rated players will perform a regular Hop Step.

-Pump Fake to Hop Step Spin (opposite side)Same as above but once the Pump Fake starts, move the LS to the direction behind the player and tap Y to follow up with a Hop step spin. Only players with a high (OPOST) can do this.

-Pump Fake to DrivePost up a defender by pulling LT, While holding the ball with an unused dribble, tap X or quickly move the RS in any direction to Pump Fake. Once the Pump Fake starts, release LT, pull and hold RT and move the LS towards the basket for the drive.

-Faceup JumpshotPost up a defender by pulling LT, While holding the ball, move the LS away from the defender to Faceup. Once the Faceup starts, press X or move the RS down and release for the jumpshot.

-Post Package Shot - HookPost up a defender by pulling LT, Move the RS towards the basket to perform a Hook Shot.

-Post Package Shot - FadeawayPost up a defender by pulling LT, Move the RS away from the basket to perform a Fadeaway.

-Post Package Shot - Roll LeftPost up a defender by pulling LT, Move the RS to the left of the player's facing direction.

-Post Package Shot - Roll RightPost up a defender by pulling LT, Move the RS to the right of the player's facing direction.

-Up and Under (Shot Stick)Post up a defender by pulling LT, While holding the ball, move the RS to either left or the right side of your player to initiate a Pump Fake. Once the Pump Fake starts, quickly move the RS to either left or right, towards the basket, or away from the basket to follow though with th shot. Different Up and Under moves can be performed by moving the RS in various directions after the Pump Fake.

-Up and Under (Button)Post up a defender by pulling LT. While dribbling or holding the ball, tap X to initiate a Pump Fake. Once the Pump Fake starts, move the RS to either left or right, towards the basket, or away from the basket and then press X to follow through with the shot.

***OFF-BALL CONTROL - DEFENSE***-Post - Fight OffWhen playing off- ball defense in the post and being backed down, move the LS towards the offensive player to attempt to push him away from the basket or to prevent him from gaining a position. The effectiveness of this depends on post ratings and weight differences of both players.

-Post - (Steal (onball)While playing on-ball defense in the post, press X to attempt a steal. You have a higher chance of success if it is timed correctly when the offensive player initiates a post move or shot.

i am buying a XBOX360 controler for my pc so i will play it like it is.
i am not buying PS3 it cost 700$ (in israel) and xbox360 i around half price but still alot.
and the game a fu**ing expansive in israel

JaoSming, can we sticky this topic so that people can contribute to the list of moves that can be pulled off in the post and off the dribble? It took me 10 minutes to find it again under search. Badwolf did a great job to start it off.

joejam999 wrote:I am in the tutorial in practice mode but I cant seem to change to the next "tip" anyone figured that out?

Direction pad?

I'm loving that pump fake - pump fake - up and under move. And it's really easy. When you're drivng to the basket for instance, slightly press the shot button (or slightly push the shot-stick) and while he's doing the fake, push the shot-stick in any direction and he'll do the rest of the animation. Don't do it too far away from the hoop, it will always be a hook shot.

joejam999 wrote:I am in the tutorial in practice mode but I cant seem to change to the next "tip" anyone figured that out?

Direction pad?

Nope, doesn't work. You actually need to go to the main menu, select "tutorials", and it will show which one you're on right now. Select another one with the space bar.
I'm very eager to play more of the game since I had never ever played NBA 2K before and it looks very promising, but I must say the interface is already pissing me off. If you really want to make a PC port, make sure the interface is not some crappy console bullshit and is actually suited for PC controls...

Anyone else with a Logitech Rumblepad 2 having difficulty performing those moves?
I know the game is optimized for a 360 type of pad, but still, it recognized all my buttons and everything. However, I was going though the list of moves from the first post (thanks BadWolf ), and none of the isomotion moves seem to work, even though my "triggers" (R2 and L2 in this case) are properly mapped...What the hell?

el badman, isomotion is different from years past, not sure if you played those , though. Some moves take very delicate precise movements, others take alot more movement. As long as you are holding the turbo button down, you should be able to try something on the left thumbstick similar to Live's freestyle. Try performing the moves in practice mode. I found that turning the quickness slider down made it easier for me to perform a move, as it seemed to make the movements less sensitive.

mr2ksports, tap the shoot button while in motion to perform a hop step or hop spin. You can use the left thumbstick to point where you want to make the move.

Thanks for the advice Pdub. It must really be sensitive then, because I've been trying for a long time in pratice and I'm not achieving any of the moves that require RT and/or LT...

Just out of curiosity, is anything supposed to happen when you just press/tap/hold either RT or LT while dribbling on one spot without moving (or having still one unused dribble for that matter)?
And you mentioned using the turbo, is this actually required for those isomotions moves (the manual does not mention that), or can you perform them without it?
Thanks for any additional tip, I'm dying, here, not being able to do any fancy moves at all...

Yes, tapping R1/turbo whether moving or idle should do a hesitation move which you can link with other moves like a crossover, drive, spin, behind the back, etc. Tapping L1/backdown should do a size up move when you are not moving and a quick "burst" drive while moving. I believe there are some basic isomotion moves without using the trigger like 2k8, but I am not sure of that.

Yes, tapping R1/turbo whether moving or idle should do a hesitation move which you can link with other moves like a crossover, drive, spin, behind the back, etc. Tapping L1/backdown should do a size up move when you are not moving and a quick "burst" drive while moving. I believe there are some basic isomotion moves without using the trigger like 2k8, but I am not sure of that.

Thanks, and that does answer my initial question: I'm really out of it I've been trying to pull off these moves using R2/L2 instead of R1/L1, I didn't realize that it was the turbo and backdown buttons that you to use for that...But I guess you must have a PS2-type of gamepad as well, right Pdub? Because from Jao's post:

Anybody know how to do Rondo's and Crawford's moves? I was trying to pull them off in Practice mode to no avail. I have pulled it off on rare occasions during 5 on 5 play though... but I was wondering if I can do those whenever.

JaoSming wrote:doesnt take long to learn a couple "money" moves, but the last thing you wanna do is just wiggle that sucker like a 15 year old looking at his older sister's friends

HAHAHA. Priceless.

This game sometimes makes me feel more like I'm watching than playing. I get those "did I just do that?" moments where I have no clue what I did and cannot repeat it but it looks damned slick and nice. At this point, a week later, I'm still just mashing buttons. I hope to be able to pull off moves on command someday.

To blow by a defender with an unused dribble is I usually tap turbo and then burst to the basket or you can execute a quick first step using the triple threat position by releasing the post up button the left stick will dictate what direction you are heading to do a spin hold turbo and post up button then poin the left stick away from the defender then release the button! It takes a lot of practice to perform a good move! I usually tap the turbo button then combined it with the left stick that way I can execute almost all of the moves that I want!

Can anyone confirm that those moves are easier to pull off and you can actually feel more the players' inertia and weight when "quickness" is set to very low (in the sliders), and "speed" is increased?
I think Pdub mentioned that makes it easier to perform all those moves, and I saw on the 2K forum someone mention a value of 0 for quickness / 70 for speed makes a nice difference on the gameplay...

Can some one please tell me who to pull of the up and under with a rotate fake move in the post. iam doing exactly like what's written here in the thread put i never managed to pull it of need help here pleaseeeeeeeeeee.

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post up first no need to hold tha post up button. tap the right stick to left or right and then quickly flick the right stick up. also try flick down which is a good hookshot move. i couldnt explain any better than that.